Listen in to a recent group coaching session where we talked about going from food fear to food freedom, what to do when you crave peace with food but you’ve got 10, 20, 30 or even 40 years of dieting under your belt, and how you can choose to eat a cookie inside or outside of the vortex.

Why willpower, diet restrictions and trying to force behavioral change don’t work and how learning to listen to your body for what it’s hungry for does. (An actual coaching session with one of Rhonda’s clients.)

Mary initially came to me because she was experiencing lots of guilt and shame around food. As you’ll hear, after just one session, she shares how the guilt that was plaguing her before has largely dissipated. While results differ with everyone, it doesn’t have to take years and years to discover food freedom.

Mary uses this new session with me to help her feel better about why she’s not taking action toward one of her goals: training for a 5K. You’ll then hear a small portion of me taking Mary through the calibration technique I use in my coaching, and the new insights she receives at the end of the process.

This is my first solo episode, EVER. I talk about my mother-in-law who is in the process of transitioning, my emotions AND beliefs about death (“croaking” as Abraham Hicks calls it), and my son’s recent public disclosure about his personal struggle with bulimia. Yes, I know. Ironic. A teacher of self-love, body-love and food freedom has a son who comes out with bulimia. “Everyone is on their divine path.” “All is well.” “Guilt is a useless emotion.”

In today’s episode, Kimberly and I talk about worthiness: how we were all born worthy, the connection between our relationship with food and our relationship with others, the benefits of being 100% responsible for your own happiness, how a breast cancer diagnosis led her to an even deeper place of self-love and appreciation of her body, and the healing power of humor.

Kimberly Riggins was a popular, athletic girl enjoying a typical teenage life until a sexual assault in high school gradually ate away at her self-esteem. Developing anorexia, body dysmorphia and exercise bulimia in the years to follow, Kimberly wound up taking a break from college to finally seek help. Today Kimberly is a Board-Certified Holistic Health & Wellness Coach who holds a BA in Psychology and a Masters in Holistic Nutrition. As the founder of the brand new “Love Your Naked Ass,” Podcast, Kimberly’s mission is to help women learn to nourish and love their bodies. This is a powerful woman who has learned to use tools such as meditation and mindfulness to bring her back to center and help others do the same.